Linux Engineer Job Trends in Buckinghamshire
Linux Engineer
South East > Buckinghamshire
The median Linux Engineer salary in Buckinghamshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 98 | 88 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +3 | -18 |
| Permanent Linux Engineer jobs | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Buckinghamshire | 0.095% | 0.80% | 0.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.91% | 0.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,250 | - | £50,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,625 | - | £51,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £70,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +21.74% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,125 | - | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,750 | £72,000 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £70,000 | £70,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +40.00% | +5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Buckinghamshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 26 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Buckinghamshire matching a recognised job title | 1,965 | 1,099 | 1,045 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.91% | 88.13% | 96.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,420 | 485 | 448 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,250 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £83,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | - |
Linux Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Linux Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
Linux Engineer Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire
Salary distribution trend for Linux Engineer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.
Linux Engineer Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire
Salary distribution for Linux Engineer jobs in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 26 October 2026.
Linux Engineer Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Linux Engineer jobs within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 26 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wycombe | -11 | 2 | £60,000 | -14.29% | |
| Linux Engineer South East |
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Linux Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire
For the 6 months to 26 October 2026, Linux Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Linux Engineer job ads across the Buckinghamshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Active Directory | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | AI | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | AWS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Azure | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Bash | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | C | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | C++ | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Citrix Hypervisor | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Degree | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Dell | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Docker | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Embedded Firmware | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Embedded Linux | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Ethernet | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Firewall | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Firmware | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | High Availability | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | iSCSI | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | ITIL | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Korn | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Kubernetes | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Machine Learning | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Microsoft 365 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Microsoft Exchange | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | MySQL | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | NGN | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | PostgreSQL | 50.0% | 1 |
Linux Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Embedded C++ Software Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Linux Engineer | 50.0% | 1 |